Monthly Archives: September 2005

Work has a phone line for an alarm system to call out and go 'help help, the place is being burgled!!'. It also doubles as the line for clients' internet access (we reckon that as the alarm is off while … Continue reading →

I remember using it when it was very much in 'beta' (a habit they've kept!) following a recommendation on cix. At the time Alta Vista – which was then something like www.altavista.digital.com – had been the most useful search engine, … Continue reading →

If you're trying to open a bank account and don't have the right documents, do not offer the cashier sex in exchange for them opening the account anyway. The consequences can be Not Nice. If there's anyone who can recommend … Continue reading →

… for between 2.6 and 4.1 billion dollars. (The actual price depends on future performance) That's a minimum of forty million times Skype's forecast earnings this year (371 million times last year's actual earnings!) I know Ebay is rich (it … Continue reading →